B-01-04

In a recent judgment intended for publication (judgment 2C_597/2024 of 16 September 2025), the Federal Court confirmed the liquidation of a company that had carried out the activity of an issuing house (see Art. 3 para. 2 aOBVM) (now a securities house, see Art. 44 para. 1 let. c LEFin) without authorisation. Company A, founded in 2015 by C, is active in the sale of subscriptions for recyclable goods. Shortly after the company was founded, C sold 80% of the[...]

In its ruling 2C_368/2023 of August 6, 2025, handed down by five judges but not intended for publication, the Federal Supreme Court upheld the ban on practicing imposed on the former member of the management of Banca della Svizzera Italiana SA (“BSI”) more than two years after confirming that imposed on the former Head of Legal & Compliance (decision 2C_747/2021, commented on in: Braidi, cdbf.ch/1286). The appellant, former CEO of BSI Singapore Ltd. and member of the management of BSI,[...]

Statements obtained under an obligation to cooperate with FINMA are inadmissible in administrative criminal proceedings brought against an individual for engaging in financial intermediary activities without authorization. This conclusion, reached by the Federal Supreme Court in its judgment 7B_45/2022 of July 21, 2025 (not intended for publication), results in the case being referred back to the Appeals Chamber of the Federal Criminal Court, which will have to re-examine the case without this evidence. The case dates back to 2014, when[...]

FINMA may publish a press release concerning the closure of enforcement proceedings against a named subject, in particular to show the public that it is not inactive in the face of violations of financial market law (2C_682/2023 intended for publication). FINMA closes enforcement proceedings against a bank that has seriously violated money laundering regulations. A few weeks later, the regulator informs the bank of its intention to publish a press release on the proceedings six days later. The draft press[...]